The open source Bleachbit contains an advanced features such as shredding files, in order to prevent recovery, wiping free disk space to hide traces of removed files by other applications, and vacuuming Firefox to make it faster.

Monday, February 24, 2014

Cinnamon Interface is one of the latest interfaces on Linux environment , It is a derivation (Fork) of GNOME Shell , but it is distinct from the GNOME Shell with a lot of features , written in GTK + uses Javascript for extensions and additions of their own, according to my experience based on trying many Linux interfaces, Cinnamon is the best so far , and I will explain Why, in the five following reasons.

Beauty and effects

Enough to see the image above to know what we talk about, a lot of interfaces in Linux , such as GNOME and LXDE and Xfce are not designed to be for lovers of aesthetics , probably this does not apply it to KDE , but KDE is out from the competition from the first glimpse of the consumption of large resources (some will come out and say it it light .. we talk generally about It, It consumes lot of resources ) .

File Browser Nemo, The file Manager of Cinnamon

There are many beautiful effects similar to Compiz that make It more entertaining to use , some of the extensions allow you to install more effects , but the default ones are few. We hope that get expanded in the near future .

Customization capability

Cinnamon is highly customizable, dozens of ready-made themes available for download from the official website and classified by compatibility , and dozens of extensions and add-ons available to let you do everything you want.

It does not end here , Control Panel of Cinnamon by default allows you to customize anything you want in the interface , by it, you can modify what you want , whether options such as , tape , log , system sounds , keyboard , printer , fonts , effects , list .. and many others.

Everything is ready by default

Try to install any interface , whether GNOME , KDE , Xfce , LXDE and others, you will face a number of problems, In the opposite, you definitely need to download packages and additional software to customize and modify the interface , in Cinnamon everything is ready , the interface comes by default with a file manager , window manager , libraries own settings , control center which allows you to modify anything , some useful extensions pre-installed , and finally the interface itself , and all this without installing any additional package , and thus will provide a lot of time .

Maintaining compatibility

Cinnamon Maintain Its shape default since its launch , it has not yet changed its shape , the default theme itself , the tape Below is the same, place the menu button is the same, alerts place and Extensions are the same .. which is more than excellent , because the user would not need to get used to every new version that comes , for example, GNOME Shell , in every new release they change the place of something , it is enough to see the difference between a 3.2 and 3:10 and you will notice yourself the amount of things that have changed , and you'll get used to using something new in each update , which is certainly annoying.

Light consumption of resources

At this moment the computer processor Core 2 Due 3 GHz and random memory size of 2 GB and the graphics processor from Nvidia 1 GB size , the interface consumes 250 megabytes of memory only , and less than 5% of the processor resources .

In spite of that, Cinnamon is available in two versions , 3D for strong devices and 2D for devices with limited resources , therefore it is suitable for most devices and computers , from my past experience which has been made ​​on the 3D interface it consumes less , as we mentioned.

Cinnamon with all packaged does not exceed 30 megabytes in its size , which is much lower than most other interfaces .

Here it ends this quick review of Cinnamon , I hope to share your opinion in the comments for the best interface for you, please mention scientific reason for your opinion :)

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Mechanig is a new tool and a powerful high-profile to customize the Unity interface, aiming to customize the most needed things in Unity, such as appearance, Desktop customization, Compiz ..

Mechanig is currently under development, where there is not yet a stable version to launch it, so do not expect everything to be perfect in this tool, there are many problems, but you will get a day on some of the new reforms.

To install the beta version on Ubuntu Open the terminal and run the following commands :

Friday, February 21, 2014

In this post I will mention 5 best Linux distributions I have tested them myself and seemed to be the best distributions appropriate for beginners , and for advanced users Lot of distributions and versions I have tested , let me consider the following list of distributions as the best distributions usable appropriately for all categories :

1- Linux Mint

Linux Mint distribution is based on Ubuntu ( and therefore a Ubuntu modified ) , but Mint makes it easy to use Ubuntu for the end user , because it contains a user-friendly interface and the process is very suitable for those who are coming from Windows , it is reserved for modern devices and old ones , It comes with a version called MATE suitable for middle devices and old ones, and Cinnamon which is stylish and allocated to the modern machines. Out of the box, It comes with many applications, codecs, sources, easy updates, and quick access to the applications.

2- Elementary OS

Elementary distribution is beautiful and very elegant , based on Ubuntu , it's the most beautiful Linux distribution , but is the most beautiful operating system in the world, It comes with Its own interface called Pantheon Shell , which is a mixture between the Mac and the special touch Merged effects lively , this beauty did not affect the smoothness and speed of the system, It is stable and smooth .

3- Pear OS

Pear OS is Imitation of Mac, based on Ubuntu , and the interface used is modified version of WingPanel which is used in the distribution elementary that we have mentioned before and is called Pear Shell, the advantage of this distribution is to combine the simplicity and beauty , and specifically targeted to fans of Mac , it contains an app to clean the system and another to customize it.

4- Netrunner

Netrunner is Linux distribution with the KDE interface, It is the best distro based on Ubuntu that shapes with KDE, because its aim is to look so easy to use and convenient for the end user, It is featured by Its speed and easy to access everything on It, similar to Windows and very convenient for those who come from Windows .

5- Manjaro

Manjaro, distribution based on Arch, Where the role Manjaro is to It easy for using arch Linux, to make it suitable for the novice and steadily and the stability, it is user-friendly and high customization, Manjaro comes with XFCE and Openbox as the core ( We recommend that you choose XFCE).

Note : that we did not mention Ubuntu and that does not mean it's bad , but it is the source of all distributions that we have mentioned , except the last one , but these distributions mentioned workes to improve the usability of Ubuntu, so they make the best of It in Usability .

If you have any other opinion, let me know about It in the comments below.

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

FBMessenger is an application for Facebook Messenger on the Linux platform , and It is very similar to the official Facebook Messenger which is available to Windows users .

This is not an official application from the company , but was created by the developer of Facebook. The application comes with some features :

- Chat with your friends on Facebook in a separate window with tabs for each conversation .
- Notifications and friend requests .
- Updates from friends.
- Alerts pop up on the desktop of the notices ( only when the chat is on ) .

Also : If you turn off the chat and then Logged in using FBMessenger it will not turn into a chat , as all of the program Pidgin and Empathy do.

FBMessenger is a new application still need some other features and we hope to add more advantages to the application soon.

To install FBMessenger on Ubuntu, open the terminal run the following commands :

It seems that Canonical as usual added some new features to Ubuntu 14.04, one of these features gives the ability to filter application windows in the spread by name.

This feature makes multitasking even better. Because this change will make app switching easier when viewing all your open app windows (Super + W) at once. and you can filter windows you want by hitting the keyboard and typing the name you want.

Video showing the process :

I-Nex is a structured program that shows you a simple computer information in detail, which is similar to the program CPU-Z on the windows; program displays all the hardware informations of your computer, including the name of the system and kernel version.

To install the I-Nex on Ubuntu, open the terminal and run the following commands :

ReactOS aims to create an open and free replacement for the Windows NT family of Microsoft operating systems, without breaking compatibility with applications and drivers code. The NT architecture has always had great flexibility and dominance in the ICT industry , with its latest incarnation being Windows 8.

The project aims to enhance the strengths of the NT family and at the same time avoiding their vulnerabilities of old versions , maintaining a light environment in which computer resources are directed to what really matters , programs .

ReactOS 0.3.16 is still under constant development ( alpha phase ) so it is not ready for everyday use.

You can help the ReactOS project making it known through word of mouth, monetarily contributing to the ReactOS Foundation or devoting your time in the project ( submitting a patch , helping with translation , writing in community forums , and so on) .

Monday, February 17, 2014

Flarigat is a Download Manager which is perfect new and advanced , fast and light and small size. It it one of the best application for downloading on Linux, because of Its features which we will discuss about after, and because of Its resemblance to IDM.

Download speed is amazing !

FlareGet uses a hashing algorithm files dynamic and powerful to speed up downloading , It divide of the downloading process into several parts to increase speed , and uses lines of communication HTTP (Http-Pipelining) , that accelerates every part with up to six times.

Free and clean 100%

flareGet is free and will remain so , which does not contain any malicious software or software espionage , and it is easy to install and is available as a package deb. As well as the rpm.

The program uses a smart file management system , where the work of the automatic classification of files that you have downloaded based on the basis of its extension , as all downloads are grouped in different folders according to its type . (Example: you have downloaded the " video file " , the file will be put in Videos folder, for the program is located in the folder Downloads, and if you download the image , it will put It in the Images folder, and so on with different file formats ... . ) such as IDM.

Kazam is a powerful and simple software to record your desktop, the recorded video can be played by any video player that supports VP8/WebM, You can install the latest stable version of the software Today, which supports the Python 3 with fixes many errors.

To install Kazem on Ubuntu, open the terminal and paste the following commands :sudo add-apt-repository ppa: kazam-team/unstable-series sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install kazam
You'll find It on the list of applications you have installed. Enjoy It !

Marlin is a file browse that is high- light response , designed to be simple and easy to use.

Marlin is based on GTK3 and GNOME 3 technologies used widely , it is written by the programming language C, the interface are written in the programming language Vala, It contains some of the key features of the file browser of XFCE interface which called Thunar.

Friday, February 14, 2014

ExMplayer is a media player that has been extended from Mplayer, It has many features including this final graphical interface, and contains 203 encoding audio and 421 scrambling for Video and this means there is no need to install Turn BBCode additional occupies most of the formulas , made ​​It useful and ideal for desktop , it also supports the stream network and other formats such as dvd (. vob), vcd (. mpg,. dat) and there is also support for subtitles and decoding libraries translations .

It also offers a 3D feature which makes this program unique ; The 3D menu full characteristics that meet all your needs in three-dimensional . If you do not have 3D glasses , the program can convert from 2D to 3D with a single click .

Another great feature of this program where you can increase the volume up to 5000 % , which means that if you have a low sound of the video , the origin of this program can enhance the amount of your sound .

Also : the program offers another advantage to a conversion (10 different types of audio formats ) , and extract audio from video and extract high quality audio , trimming media .

General Features :

Video playback support three-dimensional 3D
Enhanced volume to 5000% Volume booster
Extract and extract audio
Adapter votes
Boycotted the media
Additions dsp support for the program Winamp
8 filters for voice
17 a filter for video
Shortcuts mouse and keyboard to adjust the midwives and configuration
199 encoding for audio and video encoding 416
Boycotted the mixer media
View thumbnails of the video footage while passing the mouse on the video progress bar
In version 3.0.0 has been improved public interface and add more advanced information and support H265/HEVC and improve 3D.

- To install the program ExMplayer on Ubuntu 12.04 and 12.10 and 13.04 and 13.10 and 14.04 and all between them , open a terminal Ctrl + Alt + T and paste the following three commands :sudo add-apt-repository ppa: exmplayer-dev/exmplayersudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install exmplayer

PyCharm Editor software is a new IDE from JetBrains , open-source , built specifically for Pythonprogrammers language.

It has a lot of wonderful features that improve productivity so much, watch the video above.

PyCharm is available in two versions : the first free open source ( a community ) , and the second is the professional which comes with some additional features for developers Web and supports : (Google App Engine, Flask, Django, web2py, CoffeeScript and other templating languages, Remote development, SQL and more)

For installation on Ubuntu ; download this package, and then unzip ( extract ) and then run the file pycharm.sh.

In this article, we'll show the six best Linux distributions for children , from the age of two and above , the goal of choosing Linux here is to make their brains more susceptible to innovation , openness and freedom and the ability to exploration in the future , as is the case in the philosophy of open source .

1- Qimo

Qimo , is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu with desktop environment designed specifically for kids , and comes with educational toys suitable for 3 years and above , comes with an intuitive interface and very easy with large icons so that he can see it from a young age .

2- Sugar

Sugar , distribution based on Fedora are designed for portable devices and Notebooks, designed also for the project of Professor Nicolas Negroponte's ( Laptop for every kid "(OLPC)") dedicated to kids , and is a radical departure from the traditional desktop and makes it more fun and easier to teaching and programming capabilities in computing.

4- LinuxKidX

This distribution is based on Slackware and KDE as the default desktop environment, It includes many of the scientific and academic programming and many programs for children , suitable for two years and above .

5- Foresight for Kids

The distribution Foresight for Kids derived from Foresight Linux distribution that contains the default
GNOME interface , and include educational programs , sports and games , a suitable age three onwards.

6- Doudou Linux

Dudu Linux , based on Debian and is therefore very stable , has recast the entire desktop to make it as easy as possible for children , including a number of games and sports programs with interactive interface and neat division of the list interface.